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A bus crash in eastern Cuba has left at least seven people dead, including four foreigners, and dozens others injured, local media say. | A bus crash in eastern Cuba has left at least seven people dead, including four foreigners, and dozens others injured, local media say. |
Two of the foreigners were from Argentina while one was from France and another from Germany. | Two of the foreigners were from Argentina while one was from France and another from Germany. |
Some 33 people were injured, including citizens from the UK, the US, Canada, France, the Netherlands and Spain. | Some 33 people were injured, including citizens from the UK, the US, Canada, France, the Netherlands and Spain. |
The bus was travelling from Baracoa to the capital, Havana, when it crashed near Guantánamo on Thursday. | The bus was travelling from Baracoa to the capital, Havana, when it crashed near Guantánamo on Thursday. |
The driver told local media that he was driving slowly and lost control due to a wet road at around 15:00 local time (20:00 GMT). Witnesses said he had tried to overtake another vehicle. | The driver told local media that he was driving slowly and lost control due to a wet road at around 15:00 local time (20:00 GMT). Witnesses said he had tried to overtake another vehicle. |
The bus from the state-owned company Viazul was carrying 40 people, including 22 foreigners. | |
The victims included two Argentinean women, aged 35, a 59-year-old German woman and a 67-year-old Frenchman, according to a list published by Radio Guantánamo. | The victims included two Argentinean women, aged 35, a 59-year-old German woman and a 67-year-old Frenchman, according to a list published by Radio Guantánamo. |
The Cubans were two men, aged 32 and 47, and a 34-year-old woman. | The Cubans were two men, aged 32 and 47, and a 34-year-old woman. |
Meanwhile, five of the injured were said to be in critical condition in hospital. Their ages range from 42 to 74. | Meanwhile, five of the injured were said to be in critical condition in hospital. Their ages range from 42 to 74. |
The UK Foreign Office said in a statement it was continuing to seek further information from the Cuban authorities and was providing assistance to two British nationals who were injured. | The UK Foreign Office said in a statement it was continuing to seek further information from the Cuban authorities and was providing assistance to two British nationals who were injured. |
Viazul is run by the military's tourism wing and is one of the preferred ways for visitors to travel the island, the BBC's Will Grant in Havana reports. | Viazul is run by the military's tourism wing and is one of the preferred ways for visitors to travel the island, the BBC's Will Grant in Havana reports. |
Cuba's roads are notoriously poor with many of them badly-lit and poorly maintained, especially in that region of the country, our correspondent adds. | Cuba's roads are notoriously poor with many of them badly-lit and poorly maintained, especially in that region of the country, our correspondent adds. |
Traffic accidents are common in Cuba and have resulted in some 4,400 deaths since 2012, according to official data. | Traffic accidents are common in Cuba and have resulted in some 4,400 deaths since 2012, according to official data. |